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Drink Wed Jan 12 2011

The Violet Hour Gets Social

shutterrunnerviolethour.jpgFolks behind Wicker Park cocktail bar The Violet Hour are getting social -- into social media, that is. The Violet Hour debuted on Twitter last month. Yesterday, they launched their own blog, Party on Damen, where The Violet Hour's bartenders will be "posting recipes, discussing drinks, dispelling rumours, and hopefully providing a zesty forum for all thing booze." The first big news: The Violet Hour is jumping on the punch bandwagon and will feature a different, off-menu punch each month including both new and classic concoctions. Add this one to your RSS feed.

Photo of The Violet Hour by Shutter Runner on Flickr

 
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Feature Thu Dec 31 2015

The State of Food Writing

By Brandy Gonsoulin

In 2009, food blogging, social media and Yelp were gaining popularity, and America's revered gastronomic magazine Gourmet shuttered after 68 years in business. Former Cook's Illustrated editor-in-chief Chris Kimball followed with an editorial, stating that "The shuttering of Gourmet reminds...
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